Single-player games like Escape Simulator 2
Below are 15 single-player Steam games similar to Escape Simulator 2, ranked by player overlap. Every pick carries Steam's Single-player category, so multiplayer-only titles or always-online games don't sneak in. imho.run pulls the category data from Steam directly — Single-player here matches what the store labels.
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Ranked picks
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Escape Simulator
Single-player alternative to Escape Simulator 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Escape Simulator 2.
First-person puzzler you can play solo or in an online co-op. Explore a set of highly interactive escape rooms. Move furniture, pick up and examine everything, smash pots and break locks! Play thousands of community-made rooms through the level editor.
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Mad Experiments: Escape Room
Single-player alternative to Escape Simulator 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Escape Simulator 2.
Award-nominated escape game. Alone or with up to 5 players, explore 3 unique rooms, solve mind-bending puzzles, and unravel the dark secrets of the Professor Cheshire and his experiments.
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Haunting Hour
Single-player alternative to Escape Simulator 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Escape Simulator 2.
Cooperate in this Cross-platform Multiplayer Virtual Reality Escape Room to escape the Witch’s Castle. Pit your wits against twisted puzzles and crazy challenges as you and your fellow imprisoned ghosts race against time. There's only an hour until the Haunting Hour begins, will you make it out?
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Another Door: Escape Room
Single-player alternative to Escape Simulator 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Escape Simulator 2.
The goal is simple : Open the Door and Escape. From the moment you enter, you'll face a series of devious puzzles, perfect for solo or collaborative play with friends. Built from the ground up for immersive VR, this episodic adventure brings the thrill of real-world escape rooms to virtual reality.
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House Sitter Escape Game
Single-player alternative to Escape Simulator 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Escape Simulator 2.
"House Sitter Escape Game" is an escape game in Virtual Reality (VR) and PC (non-VR). Enter the house of the family 02500L3 and enjoy the peace, while it lasts. Puzzles and challenges awaits you. Multiplayer up to 4 players.
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Escape Hatch
Single-player alternative to Escape Simulator 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Escape Simulator 2.
Build and operate your own escape room. Seal your friends inside, guide them, give them hints, or leave them in the dark.
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CubeLoop
Single-player alternative to Escape Simulator 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Escape Simulator 2.
Immersive first-person cooperative experience, where you will face enigmatic challenges in order to escape from labyrinth of CubeLoop.
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Mad Experiments: Escape Room 2
Single-player alternative to Escape Simulator 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure and Simulation with Escape Simulator 2.
Mad Experiments 2: Escape Room is the sequel of the award-nominated multiplayer escape game Mad Experiments. Alone or with up to 5 friends, follow the story of Hildegarde and Professor Cheshire, explore rich environments to find clues, and solve mind-bending puzzles to escape!
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SEUM: Speedrunners from Hell
Single-player alternative to Escape Simulator 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Escape Simulator 2.
Like a bastard child of Quake 3 and Super Meat Boy, SEUM: Speedrunners from Hell is truly hardcore and focuses on speed and fast reaction.
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Cats in Time
Single-player alternative to Escape Simulator 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Escape Simulator 2.
A relaxing puzzle game in which you explore 3D dioramas, solve puzzles and save cats lost in time! Crazy, right?!
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Faraway: Puzzle Escape
Single-player alternative to Escape Simulator 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure and Casual with Escape Simulator 2.
Faraway is an adventure game, a modern tribute to Myst. In Faraway you're an adventurer exploring ruins of ancient temples full of challenges and mysterious riddles.
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The Academy: The First Riddle
Single-player alternative to Escape Simulator 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Escape Simulator 2.
The Academy is a puzzle-packed adventure set in a school filled with mystery. Leave your mark on Arbor's Academy and find out why it only welcomes the best and the brightest.
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Faraway: Jungle Escape
Single-player alternative to Escape Simulator 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure and Casual with Escape Simulator 2.
Faraway: Jungle Escape is a relaxing adventure escape game full of new puzzles to solve. The second sequel of the Faraway trilogy.
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Faraway: Arctic Escape
Single-player alternative to Escape Simulator 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure and Casual with Escape Simulator 2.
Faraway: Arctic Escape is a relaxing adventure escape game full of new puzzles to solve. The final sequel of the Faraway trilogy.
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SURVIVAL IN THE BACKROOMS
Single-player alternative to Escape Simulator 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Escape Simulator 2.
Survival In The Backrooms is an atmospheric horror game in which you will wander for a long time through surreal corridors and rooms in search of a way out. Immerse yourself in this mysterious world and try not to become prey for its inhabitants.